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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
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Birth: | 25th May, 1803 |
Death: | 27th April, 1882 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Essayist, Lecturer, Poet |
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
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